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and another one was dealing with joe mccarthy, senator mccarthy. the public perception, and even the private perception of many people during the mccarthy years, was that eisenhower backed off dealing with joe mccarthy, because he was so politically powerful and dangerous. asp ike colorfully put it, "you do not get into a pissing match with a skunk." ike was determined to put an end to joe mccarthy's political career. he used nixon to deal with the senate, to arrange to get the mccarthy hearings televised, because it was ike's the point that if republicans see some of the ways that mccarthy tried to bully, the public would turn against mccarthy. ike was usually write about political matters. he had an almost instinctual grasp about american politics. that did, for all purposes, end mccarthy's. but -- end mccarthy's power. but he used nixon as his ambassador. nixon was a very important in that way. i would say that the first water, powerful vice president was richard nixon. -- the first modern powerful vice president was richard nixon. i'm going to
and another one was dealing with joe mccarthy, senator mccarthy. the public perception, and even the private perception of many people during the mccarthy years, was that eisenhower backed off dealing with joe mccarthy, because he was so politically powerful and dangerous. asp ike colorfully put it, "you do not get into a pissing match with a skunk." ike was determined to put an end to joe mccarthy's political career. he used nixon to deal with the senate, to arrange to get the...
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you realize, with exception of -- with the exception of the later part of chamber's history is pre-mccarthy. that is these were among the things that changed people's minds. trey certain extent in this country but even more in france. i mean, the impact of darkness at noon and its french translation and the debate that came up around it. the impact of the kravchenko trial and then the copy trial that followed in which a french journalist brought a case against. these really did have a serious impact on public opinion. my publisher's first wanted to call this book the subtitle for books that caused the cold war. that is way over the top. there was going to be called war for all of the political reasons that kennan and others saw. but i'm trying to show that there is a genuine literary dimension and these books play their role. the books had to be very widely read and is rated super best sellers. they had to be publicly confronted and controverted and that is true of all four of these books. they are in the center of the four texts of study and they come out on the triumph and side. >> host:
you realize, with exception of -- with the exception of the later part of chamber's history is pre-mccarthy. that is these were among the things that changed people's minds. trey certain extent in this country but even more in france. i mean, the impact of darkness at noon and its french translation and the debate that came up around it. the impact of the kravchenko trial and then the copy trial that followed in which a french journalist brought a case against. these really did have a serious...
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and johnson have been around washington for a long time, remember this days of joseph mccarthy. whether oswald was part of a conspiracy or not, simple biography. the fact that his life could produce the same result, which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to war with cuba or with the soviet union. yes, over here? >> as far as the continuity, wasn't lyndon johnson in the house of representatives on april 12, 1945, an experienced the unpreparedness of the present takeover power, what i want to ask you regarding that is, just put the words together, sadly, for presidents have been assassinated several others, other than the immediate death of president kennedy can you compare or compare the other? >> that's a great question. i think it's one of my questions i ask in my exam. there's a couple of different dimensions to your question. let me discuss about the issue about what happened when franklin roosevelt died. what's interesting, when roosevelt dies, the people who are with roosevelt in warm springs contact the white house, and the first person they tell is eleanor
and johnson have been around washington for a long time, remember this days of joseph mccarthy. whether oswald was part of a conspiracy or not, simple biography. the fact that his life could produce the same result, which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to war with cuba or with the soviet union. yes, over here? >> as far as the continuity, wasn't lyndon johnson in the house of representatives on april 12, 1945, an experienced the unpreparedness of the present takeover...
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he remembered the days of joseph mccarthy and wondered what the assassination, whether austal was a part of a conspiracy or not his sample biography and the facts of his life could produce the same result which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to an war with cuba or the soviet union. over here. wheat for the microphone there. >> as far as the continuity of the executive authority wasn't lyndon johnson in the house of representatives april 12, 1945 and experienced also the unprepared death of the president takeover of power during the second world war going on both against the monte the eckert japanese. this is a tradition in american history. what i would like to ask you regarding that is to put words together sadly for presidents have been assassinated. several others now remiss the tragedy. other than the death of president kennedy can you compare the other executive transfers. >> it's a great question. it sounds like it's one of the questions i asked in my exams. [laughter] there's a couple of different dimensions to the question. first the issue you raise is a good is
he remembered the days of joseph mccarthy and wondered what the assassination, whether austal was a part of a conspiracy or not his sample biography and the facts of his life could produce the same result which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to an war with cuba or the soviet union. over here. wheat for the microphone there. >> as far as the continuity of the executive authority wasn't lyndon johnson in the house of representatives april 12, 1945 and experienced also the...
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mccarthy would say. so that makes for nice rhetoric and it makes for, you know, good i guess fodder on the talk shows and all of that stuff. you know, but i'm here to talk about facts and evidence, real american values and not the kinds of pol emices that he seems prone to. so that's -- i'm worried about mr. mccarthy. i put into the record and the statistics since 9/11. since september 11th, 2001, the department of justice has brought 119 terrorism cases in federal court with a conviction rate over 90%. since january 1, 2009, more than 30 individuals charged with terrorism violations have been neither successfully prosecutely or sentenced in courts nation wide and there are currently more than 200 inmates and bureau has a history of nexis and international terrorism were convicted by federal courts. our next witness and i don't doubt that you can try people successfully in federal court and there are the issues that have been raised by that and i understand senator sooil has asked the names of these case
mccarthy would say. so that makes for nice rhetoric and it makes for, you know, good i guess fodder on the talk shows and all of that stuff. you know, but i'm here to talk about facts and evidence, real american values and not the kinds of pol emices that he seems prone to. so that's -- i'm worried about mr. mccarthy. i put into the record and the statistics since 9/11. since september 11th, 2001, the department of justice has brought 119 terrorism cases in federal court with a conviction rate...
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from survey data, starting with the mccarthy campaign in 1968, we have some idea of what the base of their supporters was. for example, gallup found that eugene mccarthy ran better among college educators than a great school educated. gary hart, in 1984, ran best among republicans and independents, highly educated and wealthier white voters. we find comparable patterns with other candidates. there is a certain amount of continuity in the kinds of support. in historical context, the battle between obama and clinton seemed to fit the second pattern. both liberals in the mainstream of their party. there were not deep it alogical differences between them but there was a difference in terms of the dissident verses establishment model. obamas's secret service code name was renegade which captures that. the only differences from the classic model in terms of their support was that obama had unique appeal to african- americans who in the earlier races tended not to support the antiestablishment candidates. the other is the content of what obama was ctenophore was the opposite of what the oth
from survey data, starting with the mccarthy campaign in 1968, we have some idea of what the base of their supporters was. for example, gallup found that eugene mccarthy ran better among college educators than a great school educated. gary hart, in 1984, ran best among republicans and independents, highly educated and wealthier white voters. we find comparable patterns with other candidates. there is a certain amount of continuity in the kinds of support. in historical context, the battle...
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johnson had been around washington for a long time to remember the days of joseph mccarthy. and he worried, with his assassination, whether oswald was a part of the dispersion or not, his simple biography and the fact that his life could produce the same result, which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to war with cuba or with the soviet union. over here. >> as far as the continuity of the executive authority, was a traitor and a house of representatives on april 12, 1945 expense they also unprepared to death of a present and takeover of power during the second world war going on, and this is a tradition of american history. regarding that is, just put the worst that, sadly, for president had been assassinated. several others, other than the near death of president jimmy, can you compare or to the other executrix or? >> that's a great question. 's house at one of the questions i asked in my exams. there's a couple of different dimensions here. first of all that meat raise the first issue you raise which is about what happened when franklin roosevelt died. was i
johnson had been around washington for a long time to remember the days of joseph mccarthy. and he worried, with his assassination, whether oswald was a part of the dispersion or not, his simple biography and the fact that his life could produce the same result, which is tremendous public outpouring and desire to go to war with cuba or with the soviet union. over here. >> as far as the continuity of the executive authority, was a traitor and a house of representatives on april 12, 1945...